2010 Gosport Borough Council election

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2010 Gosport Borough Council Election

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17 of 35 seats to Gosport Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 16 14 4 Seats won 12 3 2 Popular vote 18,213 9,768 7,648 Percentage 47.8 25.6 20.1
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election Conservative

Elections to Gosport Council in Hampshire, England were held on 6 May 2010.^{[1] [2]} Half of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The Conservatives made six gains, including in some wards that they had lost in the previous election, despite having a reduced vote share. The Liberal Democrats and Labour Party lost 5 and 1 seats respectively, with Labour seeing a large increase of the total vote share.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative: 22
• Liberal Democrat: 9
• Labour: 3